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audacity-windows-2.0.5.exe

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The application audacity-windows-2.0.5.exe by Safe Downloads has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from content.officialopendownloads.com.
Publisher:
Safe Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8599dcc74c66111351a53a6fe3233d30

SHA-1:
220493adf04691145ae1aa25b8ca2acc6d47adbf

SHA-256:
290493da8fb6b09c98377b77219994beb83faed47ff3c9d2a20cff97a233035e

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 9:46:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RA (variant)
8.10663

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

File size:
810.3 KB (829,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\audacity-windows-2.0.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Downloads, O=Safe Downloads, STREET=2911 State Street, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7F513316C38621855C3DC287AE382022

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b2TrpkwsM5zVHEdZ3AJAMk7OSjtTjfKtIOZ7X4FJUhlIkdhcunNa8ADCq8OT/HcB:bgrVsMajQBmTjfJDUnoia8GT8CY3sgj

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8720

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file audacity-windows-2.0.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://content.officialopendownloads.com/?ic_user_id=598

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